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Ferdinando Maria Poggioli
Ferdinando Maria Poggioli (15 December 1897 – 2 February 1945) was an Italian screenwriter, film editor and director. He directed fifteen films including the 1940 melodrama '' Goodbye Youth''.Gundle p.56 He had previously worked as assistant director on a number of films during the 1930s. He committed suicide in 1945. Selected filmography Director * ''Bayonet'' (1936) * ''Wealth Without a Future'' (1939) * '' Goodbye Youth'' (1940) * ''Jealousy'' (1942) * '' Yes, Madam'' (1942) * ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1942) * ''The Materassi Sisters'' (1944) * ''The Priest's Hat'' (1944) Editor * ''The Blue Fleet'' (1932) * ''The Joker King'' (1935) * ''King of Diamonds'' (1936) * ''Tomb of the Angels'' (1937) * ''Princess Tarakanova'' (1938) * '' Tonight at Eleven'' (1938) * ''Diamonds Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the chemically stable form ...
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María Denis
María Denis (22 November 1916 – 15 April 2004) was an Argentine-born actress in Italian made films. Denis moved to Italy in 1932 when she was 16, and appeared in her first film there the same year. Denis became a top Italian star between 1936 and 1942 playing girl next door characters.Reich & Garofalo p.334 Denis later appeared in films in several other countries. In 1949 she appeared in the British film '' Private Angelo''. Her younger sister Michela Belmonte was also an actress. Selected filmography * ''What Scoundrels Men Are!'' (1932) - (uncredited) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1932) - (uncredited) * '' Non c'è bisogno di denaro'' (1933) - Caterina * ''1860'' (1933) - Clelia * '' My Little One'' (1933) - La ragazza nel bar all'aperto * ''Tourist Train'' (1933) - Maria * '' L'impiegata di papà'' (1933) - Collega * ''Villafranca'' (1934) * ''Seconda B'' (1934) - Marta Renzi * ''The Matchmaker'' (1934) * '' La mia vita sei tu'' (1934) - La graziosa ragazza * ''Mr. Desi ...
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The Materassi Sisters
''The Materassi Sisters'' (Italian: ''Sorelle Materassi'') is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Emma Gramatica, Irma Gramatica and Olga Solbelli.Reich & Garofalo p.268 The film is an adaptation of the 1934 novel of the same title by Aldo Palazzeschi. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption .... Cast References Bibliography * Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. ''Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943''. Indiana University Press, 2002. External links * 1944 films Italian comedy films 1944 comedy films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli Films based on Italian novels Italian black-and-white films Films shot at Cinecittà Stud ...
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Italian Film Editors
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Italian Male Screenwriters
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1945 Deaths
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Pruss ...
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1897 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedition against Benin. * January 7 – A cyclone destroys Darwin, Australia. * January 8 – Lady Flora Shaw, future wife of Governor General Lord Lugard, officially proposes the name "Nigeria" in a newspaper contest, to be given to the British Niger Coast Protectorate. * January 22 – In this date's issue of the journal ''Engineering'', the word ''computer'' is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. * January 23 – Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only capital case in United States history, where spectral evidence helps secure a conviction. * January 31 – The Czechoslovak Trade Union Association is f ...
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Diamonds (1939 Film)
''Diamonds'' (Italian: ''Diamanti'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Corrado D'Errico and starring Doris Duranti, Lamberto Picasso and Laura Nucci.Lancia p.436 It was made at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by Salvo D'Angelo. Cast * Doris Duranti as Marta Aurasco * Lamberto Picasso as Il marajah principe Mohammed * Laura Nucci as Anna * Enrico Glori as Carlo Deremont * Guglielmo Sinaz as Riccardo Krauss * Gemma Bolognesi as Jeanne Deremont * Romolo Costa as Il barone Kapperdorf * Alberto Manfredini as Morino, il direttore della tipografia * Fausto Guerzoni as Sguerza, il capo tipografo * Olinto Cristina * Carlo Mariotti * Ori Monteverdi * Giuseppe Ricagno * Lia Rosa * Ernesto Torrini Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to: * ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975 ** ''Ernesto'' (film), a 1979 Italian d ...
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Tonight At Eleven
''Tonight at Eleven'' (Italian: ''Stasera alle undici'') is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" mystery film directed by Oreste Biancoli and starring John Lodge, Francesca Braggiotti and Ivana Claar.Chiti & Poppi p.430. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. Cast * John Lodge as Jack Morris *Francesca Braggiotti as Lady Elena Norton * Ivana Claar as Ivana * Bianca Stagno Bellincioni as La marchesa di Fondi *Enrico Glori as Gabry, il gangster *Piero Pastore as Willy *Memo Benassi as L'ambasciatore Leopoldo Norton *Sergio Tofano as Il colonnello Muffon * Clara Padoa as Dorothy *Cesare Zoppetti as Severino *Vittorio Vaser as Walter *Renato Chiantoni as Il delatore del "Luna Bar" *Arturo Bragaglia as Il pianista del "Luna Bar" *Emilio Petacci as Il maggiordomo del ministero del Commercio *Cesare Polacco as Il benzinaio *Ugo Sasso as Leone * Paolo Varna as Max * Liolà Bonfili *Nino Marchetti as ...
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Princess Tarakanova (1938 Film)
''Princess Tarakanova'' (Italian: ''La principessa Tarakanova'') is a 1938 French-Italian historical film directed by Fyodor Otsep and Mario Soldati and starring Annie Vernay, Pierre Richard-Willm and Roger Karl.Moliterno p.303 It portrays the life of the 18th century pretender to the Russian throne Princess Tarakanova. The story has been turned into films a number of times including a 1930 film, ''Tarakanova''. The film's sets were designed by Andrej Andrejew, Guido Fiorini and Ettore Corsi. The film was released in the USA under the title ''Betrayal''. Cast * Annie Vernay as Élisabeth Tarakanova - la prétendante au trône de Russie * Pierre Richard-Willm as Il conte Alexis Orloff / Le comte Alexis Orloff - le favori de Catherine II * Roger Karl as Il principe Radziwill / Le prince Radziwill * Suzy Prim as L'imperatrice Caterina II / L'impératrice Catherine II * Memo Benassi as L'ambasciatore russo ''(In the Italian version)'' * Georges Paulais as L'ambassadeur ru ...
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Tomb Of The Angels
''Tomb of the Angels'' (Italian: ''La fossa degli angeli'') is a 1937 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Luisa Ferida, and Antonio Gradoli. Roberto Rossellini co-wrote the screenplay and served as assistant director. It was shot on location in the Apuan Alps in Liguria, and is set amidst the marble quarries of the area. It marked an early attempt at realism in Italian cinema, anticipating neorealism of the postwar era. It is similar in style to Walter Ruttmann's ''Steel'' of 1933, in it celebrated Italy's industrial strength in line with the propaganda of the Mussolini regime.Brunetta p.101 Cast * Amedeo Nazzari as Pietro * Luisa Ferida as Luisa * Antonio Gradoli as Domenico * Annette Ciarli as La madre di Luisa * Vinicio Sofia Vinicio Sofia (13 November 1907 – 30 December 1982) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Corleone, Sofia began his career on screen in 1933 when he made his film debu ...
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King Of Diamonds (film)
''King of Diamonds'' or ''The Money King'' (Italian: ''Il re di denari'') is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Angelo Musco, Rosina Anselmi Rosina Anselmi ( 26 July 1880 – 23 May 1965) was an Italian stage, television and film actress. She was a prominent actress in the Sicilian language theater, especially in the province of Catania. Life and career Born in Caltagirone, Cata ..., and Mario Pisu.Goble p.924 Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1936 comedy films Italian comedy films 1936 films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Enrico Guazzoni Films set in Rome Italian black-and-white films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ...
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